SIPES TOPS PENNSYLVANIA
SPRINT ENDURO
R
yan Sipes came from behind
to claim the overall win at the
Full Gas Sprint Enduro in Fair-
mont, Pennsylvania, July 14-15.
In the end, Sipes (Rockstar En-
ergy Husqvarna/Leatt/Maxxis)
edged out Steward Baylor (Tely
Racing) in the final test to claim
the overall win.
After struggling with the
conditions on Saturday, Sipes
entered Sunday's round sitting
22 seconds out of the lead.
However, he turned in an incred-
ible charge, winning all three of
Sunday's Cross tests and finish-
ing with two seconds and a third
in the Enduro tests to cut into
Strang's lead. A crash by Strang
within sight of the finish in the
last test of the weekend sealed
the win for Sipes and dropped
Strang to third overall behind
Baylor in the final results.
"I was a little bit too cautious
on Saturday and that put me
down in the start order, which
meant I was riding in the dust,"
said Sipes. "On Sunday, I won
the first test of the day, so I was
the first rider to start the tests
and I was able to whittle away
at Josh's lead with a clear view.
After how I finished on Saturday,
I had kind of given up on win-
ning the overall, but then when
I won that first Cross test this
morning it put me in a good spot
and I was able to overcome the
deficit."
On Saturday, Strang came
out on top of a tight battle with
former motocross star Broc
Hepler to lead the event after
one day of competition. Hepler
IN
THE
WIND
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Ryan Sipes came
from behind to
win the Full Gas
Sprint Enduro in
Pennsylvania.
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
SHAN
MOORE
